Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Immunotherapy for Alzheimer's disease shows promise in mouse study

Alzheimer's disease starts with a sticky protein called amyloid beta that builds up into plaques in the brain, setting off a chain of events that results in brain atrophy and cognitive decline. The new generation of Alzheimer's ...

Neuroscience

New imaging method illuminates oxygen's journey in the brain

The human brain consumes vast amounts of energy, which is almost exclusively generated from a form of metabolism that requires oxygen. While the efficient and timely delivery of oxygen is known to be critical to healthy brain ...

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